In other news, classes are going well for Lizzie. Some weeks she seems very, very busy with a test or quiz or something nearly everyday but then other weeks she has far less "big" assignments. Lately she has been hit with a large number of exams, papers, etc., leaving her weekends not very relaxing. Hopefully soon she can catch a break. BellaRose and I try to give her a break as often as possible. Being a former student myself, I know what its like to have numerous cumbersome weeks of what seems like never ending work. At least Thanksgiving Break is about a month away. That will be a welcomed break.
As far as BellaRose is concerned, she is getting to be a very active, very intelligent, very ornory little girl. She is past 11 months now and on the downward slope to her 1st birthday. Where did the time go? Is almost hard to remember what she was like as a helpless, nearly motionless, sleepy little baby. Good thing we have pictures. Now, of course, she is anything but motionless. She is a prodidgious great crawler and very few things can (or will) stop her from going where she wants. She also shows no fear, and crawls head-first into most situations, like off the couch. With this penchant for extreme crawling, has come many bonks to the head followed by tears. She gets over it quickly, however, and is right back at it. What a kid, eh?
She also pulls herself up to standing now, which is a mixed blessing. It makes her mom and I cringe when she gets so close to wiping out so often plus it only means walking is close and that too an eery thought. Then where will she be off to and how many more head wounds (or worse?) will she get. In addition to all this, she is quite a little sponge, copying many of the sounds and gestures she hears/sees. For example, she copies you when you sneeze or cough and says things like "mama", "baby", "bye" and though I've not heard it, "dada". She also waves nearly every time you pick her up thinking she is leaving yet often doesn't wave at folks when we are actually out and she is being waved at. At least not until we are in the car or something. Not the greatest timing. It will come, I'm sure.
To close, I'd like to post something Bella wrote. I let her punch away in a Word document to see what she could do. Rather clever girl, I think. If you'll notice, she writes "hi", which though its the only discernable word, is a positive sign. The rest seems like a printout from the Enigma machine but still, she's a natural. Maybe a future novelist? Perhaps a codebreaker. Anyway, enjoy. Talk to ya'll soon.
-Michael
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